At night I feed him at 6:50 and put him straight down at 7/7:10 and sometimes he's asleep sometimes awake but either way he goes straight down no problem are after night time feeds I just put him straight down. I never change him at night unless he's pooed (which is never).

He will also have a morning nap in his cot. I just put him down whilst I get dd dressed and he puts his thumb in and goes to sleep. He doesn't always do it but mainly does. It's since he found his thumb really. He also only feeds for about ten minutes. He is 17 weeks though

Well, he's been making since I was 3 months pregnant and we said we'd like it for when I go back to work (3 weeks time ), but I've only seen one side of it so far...so I'm thinking she'll have it when she's about 2!

Growth scan this morning has worried me - abdo circ now off the top of the chart, weight estimated at 5lbs (am 30+4 today). Not seeing consultant till Tuesday, but not expecting to make 38 weeks on the back of those results. Will report back when I've (hopefully!) got some answers though. Next scan booked in a fortnight.

Rue, try not to worry. Am trying to remember where I was at 30 weeks but failing. Wish I'd taken a copy of my notes as they have now disappeared into the ether.

I know we all say it a lot, but the scans are wrong a lot!! In was given an estimated fetal weight of 7lbs 15oz at the time of the 36 week scan with an estimated 38 week birth weight of well over 8lbs. Teddy popped out a v average 7lbs 11oz at 37+6.

Let us know what the consultant says.

Had teddy's tongue tie snipped yesterday so hoping for some improvements on feeding. MW coming tomorrow so just hope hope hope that he has gained weight! Quite nervous - think it is a hangover from being in hosp where I felt we were being judged!!

rue my baby was estimated at 5lbs 1oz at 30+4 so much the same and 8lbs 1oz at 35+4 and im still not getting my elcs till im 38 weeks exactly tho it has meant i need an elcs due to the risk of sholders getting stuck and uterine rupture(apparently pessaries increase this risk) due to prev emcs

Ok i need you all to tell me how silly im being i think or i hope its hormones and im not gonna cry till monday! My parents have not long left with my ds to blackpool for the easter weekend along with my sister and her baby and i cant go no room in car never mind im 37+1 and have a trace on monday. Ds will have a ball but i cant stop crying i miss them already how pathetic is that!

Bona - fingers crossed that the tongue tie snip has sorted the lack of weight gain, do you know when the MW will be round to weigh?

I've calmed down a bit now, thanks ladies - it's useful to hear what weights you were given as estimates compared to birth weights, I'd forgotton quite how out the estimates can be. So here's hoping he's not actually 5lb-plus yet. DS (who was born at 31+3) was 3lbs 8oz at birth so it's possible.

Im okish have tried to keep busy but still have waves of being weepy that ds is so far away as well as everyone else well apart from oh but he will be at work and doesnt Delete: feel show emotion all that well

I am clearly v anti social - I usually love having the occasional empty weekend just for me!

T has fed so much better today so am hoping the snip has done its job. We've just totted up 9 feeds since 1am this morning. We were trying to aim for 10 per day but I'm starting to think its a physical impossibility.

I am soooo tired. How anyone does this with another child to look after I'll never know!

bona i dont mind the odd day but im so used now to even when he had to stay over with my parents when i was working i seen him each day that its strange plus he is very cuddly when its just me n him an i miss that. Im thinking its just bcoz when he gets back its only a cpl days till i go in to hospital and the worry over how im going to make mummy time for him with a newborn is setting in big style plus just how will i manage 2 after a elcs

Bona it is hard with two but at the same time the second one is much easier, plus you've probably already had 2+ years of no sleep

Getting ten feeds in a day does sound hard are you still topping up? Ds still feeds every two hours in the day and once he was about six weeks was feeding two hourly an night too. I'm glad the feeding seems to be getting better